eBay Motors iPhone App Preview

During the 2010 SEMA show, eBay previewed its new eBay Motors app that is set to launch in 2011. In addition to giving iPhone owners the ability to search and bid on cars and parts, eBay has polished up the search feature and added a 'Garage' feature that car store information about cars your currently own so that you can find parts or list the car for sale with ease...

During the 2010 SEMA automotive Show, eBay previewed its new eBay Motors app that is set to launch in 2011. In addition to giving iPhone owners the ability to search and bid on cars and parts, eBay has polished up the search feature and added a 'garage' feature that car store information about cars your currently own so that you can find parts or list the car for sale with ease.

The Lowdown: With the search feature, creating custom searches based on make, model, year will be cooler thanks to a custom home screen search. Once you put in all of your search criteria, you can save that search as a home page that will shuffle through search results as soon as the app is opened. Similar to the website, if you find a vehicle and want to know more information, full vehicle history, reports, images, and the ability to contact the seller and bid on the item is available. Additionally, users can share items on the popular social networks (and by popular, I mean Facebook and Twitter)

Another major feature will be the ability to store information about the cars your currently own via your 'garage'. You can choose to manually add your car's information, or scan the VIN barcode to automagically populate your garage with your car's info. From there, you can search eBay Motors for parts (and store custom searches), create to-do lists and projects, and share your garage on your social networks.

My Verdict: No word on an exact date, all eBay says is "early 2011" (right around the time I should be getting my Verizon iPhone). If you frequent eBay like I do, the eBay Motors app should be a worthy addition to your app collection.